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National Lottery etc. Act 1993

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Tenure of office

3(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as chairman or other member of the Charities Board or a committee of theirs in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(2)The Secretary of State shall not appoint a person to hold office as a member of the Charities Board or a committee of theirs for a term of more than five years.

(3)A chairman or member of the Charities Board or a person appointed to a committee of theirs by the Secretary of State may at any time resign his office by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of State.

(4)A member of the Charities Board or a person appointed to a committee of theirs by the Secretary of State may be removed from office by the Secretary of State on the ground that—

(a)he has been absent for a period longer than three consecutive months from meetings of the Board without the Board’s consent or (as the case may be) from meetings of the committee without the committee’s consent,

(b)a bankruptcy order has been made against him or his estate has been sequestrated or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors, or

(c)he is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of his office.

(5)If a chairman of the Charities Board or a committee of theirs ceases to be a member of the Board he shall also cease to be chairman.

(6)A person who ceases, otherwise than by virtue of sub-paragraph (4), to be a member or chairman of the Charities Board or a committee of theirs shall be eligible for re-appointment.

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